Tony Stewart on how he came to do The Double and what was the appeal (3:00); how Stewart got in shape for his second attempt and the tense moments when he decided he wouldn’t leave Indy when the rain came while leading the race in 2001 (7:00); why the logistics of the trip went so smoothly and the warm reception he got from fans (14:30); how Kurt Busch wound up racing the Indy 500 for Michael Andretti (18:30); Busch’s memories of finishing sixth as the 2014 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year (24:00); why racing against drivers from other countries without a scouting report was so tricky (33:00); the disorienting feeling of waking up in a new city almost daily (40:00); do Busch and Stewart wish they’d raced the Indy 500 again? (41:00); Scott McLaughlin and the origins of the Thirsty 3s nickname (44:00); the massive preparation that McLaughlin did for the 2024 Indy 500 (46:00); on learning to accept that his best sometimes won’t be better than his world-class teammates (49:00); the secret mentor in McLaughlin’s corner (53:00); on the Team Penske suspensions (55:00); why McLaughlin didn’t give Indy 500 enough respect at the outset (57:00).
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